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Portfolio Review: How to Improve Your Investment Returns Over Time

Chris Carreck, July 5, 2025March 11, 2025

Investing is a long-term journey, and reviewing your portfolio regularly is essential for staying on track toward financial success. A portfolio review helps ensure your investments align with your goals, risk tolerance, and market conditions. More importantly, it can reveal opportunities for improvement, helping you optimize returns while minimizing risk….

Selling a Dividend Stock? 3 Warning Signs You Must Know

Chris Carreck, July 4, 2025March 11, 2025

Knowing when to sell a dividend stock can be challenging for investors. Investing in dividend stocks is a proven strategy for generating passive income and long-term wealth. Many buy-and-hold investors enjoy the steady cash flow from dividends while benefiting from stock price appreciation. However, not all dividend stocks are worth…

Stock Market History: 50 Years of Growth and Lessons

Chris Carreck, July 3, 2025March 10, 2025

Stock market history is a story of evolution, resilience, and long-term growth. Over the last 50 years, the market has transformed from a paper-based trading system to a digital, high-speed ecosystem driven by technology and globalization. While new trends, regulations, and economic cycles have shaped investing, one thing remains constant—investors…

Profit Margins Explained: How to Spot Financially Strong Stocks

Chris Carreck, July 2, 2025March 10, 2025

Why Do High Profit Margins Signal a Healthy Business? When evaluating a stock for long-term investment, many investors focus on revenue growth, earnings per share, or even a company’s price-to-earnings ratio. However, one of the most critical yet often overlooked indicators of financial health is profit margins. Companies with consistently…

Super Investor #32: Thomas Russo – The Global Value Investor

Chris Carreck, July 1, 2025February 23, 2025

Super Investor #32 in our series is Thomas Russo, a master of global value investing, known for his focus on companies with strong brands and the ability to reinvest profits at high rates. Russo’s approach emphasizes long-term ownership of businesses that generate sustainable cash flow and reinvest in their growth,…

How to Use Investor Presentations to Make Better Investment Decisions

Chris Carreck, June 30, 2025March 9, 2025

Investor presentations are one of the most valuable yet underutilized tools in stock analysis. These reports, typically published by publicly traded companies, offer a window into a company’s financial health, business strategy, competitive positioning, and future growth plans. However, many investors either overlook them or fail to extract meaningful insights…

How to Achieve Financial Independence: 5 Investing Rules

Chris Carreck, June 29, 2025March 9, 2025

The Path to Financial Independence Financial independence is the ability to live life on your terms—free from the constraints of a paycheck. It means having enough wealth and passive income to cover your living expenses, allowing you to work because you want to, not because you have to. For most…

Income Statement: Signs of a Profitable Business

Chris Carreck, June 28, 2025March 8, 2025

Successful long-term investing starts with understanding a company’s financial health. One of the best tools for assessing this is the income statement — a core financial document that reveals a company’s profitability, revenue trends, and expense management. For buy-and-hold investors, mastering income statement analysis helps distinguish strong businesses from weak…

How to Overcome FOMO in Investing and Make Smart Decisions

Chris Carreck, June 27, 2025March 8, 2025

What is FOMO in Investing? Have you ever seen a stock skyrocketing and felt an overwhelming urge to buy before it’s “too late”? That’s FOMO in investing — the Fear of Missing Out on a potentially lucrative opportunity. The problem? Chasing hot stocks often leads to poor investment decisions, buying…

Blue-Chip Stocks: What They Are & How to Identify the Best

Chris Carreck, June 26, 2025March 8, 2025

Investors seeking stability, consistent returns, and strong long-term growth often turn to blue-chip stocks. These companies represent the gold standard of investing—financially strong, well-established, and resilient in economic downturns. But what exactly qualifies as a blue-chip stock, and how can you identify the best ones for your portfolio? In this…

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  • Portfolio Review: How to Improve Your Investment Returns Over Time
  • Selling a Dividend Stock? 3 Warning Signs You Must Know
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  • Super Investor #32: Thomas Russo – The Global Value Investor

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